JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• 1. To introduce components such as diodes, BJTs and FETs.
• 2. To know the applications of devices.
• 3. To know the switching characteristics of devices.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of the Course, the students will be able to:

• 1. Acquire the knowledge of various electronic devices and their use on real life.
• 2. Know the applications of various devices.
• 3. Acquire the knowledge about the role of special purpose devices and their applications. Course PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 CO1 3 1 2 - - 1 1 - - - - 1 CO2 3 2 3 - - 2 1 - - - - 1 CO3 3 3 3 - - 2 1 - - - - 1

UNIT - I

Diodes: Diode - Static and Dynamic resistances, Equivalent circuit, Diffusion and Transition Capacitances, V-I Characteristics, Diode as a switch- switching times.

UNIT - II

Diode Applications: Rectifier - Half Wave Rectifier, Full Wave Rectifier, Bridge Rectifier, Rectifiers with Capacitive and Inductive Filters, Clippers-Clipping at two independent levels, Clamper-Clamping Circuit Theorem, Clamping Operation, Types of Clampers.

UNIT - III

Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT): Principle of Operation, Common Emitter, Common Base and Common Collector Configurations, Transistor as a switch, switching times,

UNIT - IV

Junction Field Effect Transistor (FET): Construction, Principle of Operation, Pinch-Off Voltage, Volt- Ampere Characteristic, Comparison of BJT and FET, FET as Voltage Variable Resistor, MOSFET, MOSTET as a capacitor.

UNIT - V

Special Purpose Devices: Zener Diode - Characteristics, Zener diode as Voltage Regulator, Principle of Operation - SCR, Tunnel diode, UJT, Varactor Diode, Photo diode, Solar cell, LED, Schottky diode.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Jacob Millman - Electronic Devices and Circuits, McGraw Hill Education
• 2. Robert L. Boylestead, Louis Nashelsky- Electronic Devices and Circuits theory, 11th Edition, 2009, Pearson.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Horowitz -Electronic Devices and Circuits, David A. Bell – 5th Edition, Oxford.
• 2. Chinmoy Saha, Arindam Halder, Debaati Ganguly - Basic Electronics-Principles and Applications, Cambridge, 2018.